Reviews
This book will find most of its audience among the social gerontologists, but can be read by practitioners with merit. The concepts here are presented in such a clear and logical manner, that as bibliographic essays they could stand alone. There is more here, however, and many trainees could be stimulated by this excellent work to creative thinking. The editing here is outstanding.
Offers a systematic definitive account of the concept of productive ageing. Its scope is ambitious but it succeeds admirably.
An important initiative that should receive widespread support.
Productive Aging assembles essays from some of the preeminent scholars currently writing in social gerontology. The editors have done a wonderful job of organizing the chapters into sections and providing appropriate overviews. This volume will appeal to professionals interested in productivity, workforce issues, alternative contributions, and the elderly as contributors to social well-being.
Book Details
Part I. THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF PRODUCTIVE AGING
Chapter 1. Productive Aging: Principles and Perspectives
Chapter 2. Productive Aging in Historical Perspective
Chapter 3. Productive Aging: A
Part I. THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF PRODUCTIVE AGING
Chapter 1. Productive Aging: Principles and Perspectives
Chapter 2. Productive Aging in Historical Perspective
Chapter 3. Productive Aging: A Conceptual Framework
Part II. DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON PRODUCTIVE AGING
Chapter 4. Biomedical Perspectives on Productive Aging
Chapter 5. Psychological Implications of Productive Aging
Chapter 6. Sociological Perspectives on Productive Aging
Chapter 7. Productive Aging: An Economist's View
Part III. EMERGENT THEORIES IN GERONTOLOGY
Chapter 8. Productive Aging and the Ideology of Old Age
Chapter 9. The Political Economy of Productive Aging
Chapter 10. Changes Over the Life Course in Productive Activities: Comparison of Black and White Populations
Part IV. FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN PRACTICE, THEORY, AND RESEARCH
Chapter 11. Structural Lead: Building New Institutions for an Aging America
Chapter12. Productive Aging: Theoretical Choices and Directions
Chapter 13. Advancing Research on Productivity in Later Life